Dumping cart or wagon.



No. 70eme.

w. LEoNHARoT. DUMPING CART 0R WAGON.

(Application iled July 16, 1902.)

Patented Sept. 23, |902.

(No Model.)

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WILLIAM LEONHARDT, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

DUiViPlNG CART OR WAGON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 709,716, datedSeptember 23, 1902.

Application led Tuly 16, 1902. Serial No. 115,765. (No model.)

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Be it known that'I, WILLIAM LEONHARDT, of the city of Baltimore andState of Maryland, have invented certain Improvements in Dumping Cartsor Vagons, of which the following is a specification.

This invention consists in the construction of the body of a dumpingcart or wagon adapted especially for garbage and other noxiousmaterials, which should be exposed as little as possible duringtransportation, in such manner that with a given cubical content and astandard wheel-gage the sides thereof over which the materials have tobe shoveled will be lower than those commonly found in vehicles, as willhereinafter fully appear.

In the description of the said invention which follows reference is madeto the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, and in which-Figure l is a perspective view of the improved wagon-body, showingparticularly the construction of its sides and top. Fig. 2 is aperspective View of a part of the body, showing particularly thearrangement ot the doors at the rear end of the same. Fig. 3 isacrosssectional View of a part of the body, illustrating a differentarrangement of the closures for the same.

Referring now to Figs. l and 2 of the drawings, 1 is the body propel',of rectangular shape of cross-section and of standard width, so as togive the usual wheel-gage. Its bottom 2 from the point 3 to the rear endis upwardly inclined in order that should the wagon contain a limitedquantity of liquid the same will be retainedin contact with theimperforate front 4 and not pass to the rear, which is formed withdoors, hereinafter described,which are not necessarily water-tight. 5 5are lateral extensions of the body proper, l, and their tops are formedof two or more lids 7, hinged, preferably, to the edge 9, so as to openoutward, as shown in Fig. l, in which one lid is represented as partlyopen. In order that the lids when hanging down may not come in contactwith the Wheels, (not shown,) they are provided with staples l2 and thebody proper with the latches '13, the ends of which are adapted to hookinto the staples. The extensions 5 are connected by a 'dat elevated top14, and in the construction shown the lids close against its edges. Whenthe lids 7 are hinged to the flat top 14, which is an alternativearrangement, they will close against the edge 9, and the staples l2 willnot be required. The rear end of the body is formed into two doors, thelower one, l5, being hinged to the bottom 2 of the body and the upperono, 19, to the dat top 14. The tlat top at its rear end is alsoprovided with a hinged lid 20, which in Fig. l is shown as partlyraised.

In Fig. 3 instead of the hinged lid the closure for the extensionconsists of a flap 23, of canvas, the free edge of which is weighted tokeep it down. To open an extension in this alternate construction, theflap is thrown back on t-he flat top 14. The top 14 in the front of theextensions is adapted as a seat 24 for the driver of the wagon.

During the transportation of the garbage all the doors and lids areclosed tightly to prevent the ema-nation of disagreeable odors and dustwhen ashes are transported.

In loading the wagon one of the lids 7 is lifted and the garbage thrownover the edge 9 toward the center of the wagon and also against theclosed lid on the opposite side, where itis piled up. When that part ofthe body is iilled, the other lid on the same side is opened, Whenthesame loading operation is repeated. Before dumping the contents of thewagon the upper and lower doors at the rear end of the body are releasedfrom their fastenings, when they will offer no obstruction to thedischarge of the garbage. The lid 2O is only used in case someobstructing body should become lodged in the opening formed by the twodoors and then as means for the insertion of any suitabledevice forremoving it.

I claim as my invention- In a d um ping-wagon, the body proper thereofof rectangular shape in cross-secti|on, and provided at its sides withdaring extensions the edges of which are lower than those of therectangular portion, and downwardly -inclined lids or covers for thesaid extensions, substantially as, and for the purpose specified. n

WILLIAM LEONHARDT.

Witnesses:

OREGON MILTON DENNIS, EDMUND WINoHEsTER.

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